}}{{tnr}}'''Jacqueline Collins''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]]. Collins has served in the Illinois Senate since 2003. Collins was re-elected in November of 2010 with her term expiring in 2015.

}}{{tnr}}'''Jacqueline Collins''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]]. Collins has served in the Illinois Senate since 2003. Collins was re-elected in November of 2010 with her term expiring in 2015.

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==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

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===2013-2014===

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At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Collins served on the following committees:

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|Chamber = State Senate

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|Committee1 = Committee of the Whole

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|Chair3 = Vice-Chairperson

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|Committee2 = Financial Institutions

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|Committee3 = Insurance

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|Committee4 = Transportation

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Collins serves on these committees:

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===2011-2012===

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Collins served on these committees:

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Collins served on these committees:<ref>[http://www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/default.asp "Illinois General Assembly" List of Illinois Senate Committees, July 28, 2009]</ref>

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{{Committee Assignments

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|Chamber = State Senate

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|Committee1 = Appropriations I

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|Committee2 = Environment

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|Committee3 = Financial Institutions

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|Committee4 = Insurance

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|Committee5 = Pensions and Investments

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==Elections==

==Elections==

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===2012===

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::''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012]]''

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Collins won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|Illinois State Senate]] District 16. She was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'' "Candidate List," December 5, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections,'' "Official 2012 Primary Results"]</ref> and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012]</ref>

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|party1= Democratic

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|winner1 = Jacqueline Collins

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|votes1 = 69155

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===2010===

===2010===

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==Campaign donors==

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===2012===

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{{State leg donor}}

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===2010===

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In 2010, Collins received $54,158 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.<ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/grid.phtml?s=IL&y=2010&#f0 Follow the Money - 2010 contributions]</ref>

Collins represents Illinois Senate District 16. District 16 includes the Chicago Area near the Dan Ryan Expressway<ref>[http://www.ilchamber.org/Chamber_PAC/District_maps/legislative_dist_neil.pdf "Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009]</ref>.

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Collins represents Illinois Senate District 16. District 16 includes the Chicago Area near the Dan Ryan Expressway<ref>[http://www.ilchamber.org/Chamber_PAC/District_maps/legislative_dist_neil.pdf "Illinois Chamber of * [[Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate]], Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009]</ref>.

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its '''Legislative Vote Card''', grading all members in both chambers of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."<ref>[https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-project/ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref><ref name="IOP">[http://illinoisopportunity.org/votecard/ Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013]</ref>

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====2012====

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Collins received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

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==Recent news==

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This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term '''Jacqueline + Collins + Illinois + Senate'''

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:''All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.''

Jacqueline Collins is a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate. Collins has served in the Illinois Senate since 2003. Collins was re-elected in November of 2010 with her term expiring in 2015.

Collins graduated with her Bachelor's degree from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism and earned two Masters degrees at Harvard, an Master's in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School in 2003 and a Master's in Human Services Administration from Spertus College.

Before becoming a Senator, Collins served as a Policy Fellow for then Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2001 and served as Communications Director for Rainbow PUSH Chairman Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1986. Collins also worked in TV and Radio for WBBM-AM in Chicago from 1978 to 1986 as an Engineer and worked for WBBM-TV 2 as a TV News Editor from 1986 to 1999.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Collins served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

Collins won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 16. She was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20[2][3] and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[11][12]

2012

Collins received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[12]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Jacqueline + Collins + Illinois + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.